Nikola Milenković

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026

International

As of match played 31 March 2026

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Milenković goal.

Early career

Milenković grew up in Bele Vode, a neighbourhood of Belgrade where his family lived. After a successful trial, he was enrolled in the academy roster of Žarkovo. Milenković had an excellent start to his youth career, as he surpassed his teammates in both training and games. Žarkovo's youth coach Nikola Jelić observed his attributes and recommended him to Teleoptik – a farm club of Partizan – where then-15-year-old Milenković would go on to sign for after a successful trial. Later, Milenković was among thirty other youth players who were approved to come for trials with Partizan. Only five passed, and he was one of them.

Partizan

2015–16 season

Passing the youth categories of Partizan, Milenković moved to Teleoptik on loan in the 2015–16 season. At the beginning of 2016, he joined the first team of Partizan under coach Ivan Tomić and signed a five-year contract, but also stayed with Teleoptik on dual registration until the end of season. Several days after debuting for U19 national team, Milenković made his debut for Partizan in a SuperLiga match against Mladost Lučani played on 10 April 2016. He started in a match against Čukarički in round 32 of the same season and received a red card for a brutal foul on Petar Bojić, which resulted in a suspension for the next four matches. Milenković scored his first senior goal for Partizan in the last fixture of the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, against Vojvodina, which was the hundredth goal of…

Youth

Milenković was a member of the Serbia under-19 team in early 2016. Later that year, he was called up to the Serbia U20 national squad by coach Nenad Lalatović, and made his debut for the team in a match against Montenegro. In March 2017, Milenković was called up to the U21 squad by Lalatović, debuted on 28 March in a 1–2 friendly loss against Slovakia.

Senior

On 4 June 2018, Milenković made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly match against Bolivia. Later that month, coach Mladen Krstajić included Milenković in the final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup. He played in all three group stage matches. In November 2022, Milenković was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil, Cameroon, and Switzerland. Serbia finished fourth in the group. Milenković was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. He played in all three group stage matches, against England, Slovenia, and Denmark. Serbia finished fourth in the group.

Partizan

Serbian SuperLiga: 2016–17 Serbian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17 Fiorentina

Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23 UEFA Conference League runner-up 2022–23 Individual

UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2022–23 Nottingham Forest Player of the Season: 2024–25 Serbian Footballer of the Year: 2025